15 chapters · 364 sections in this title.
Va. Code Ann. § 28.2-500 Residency and certain oyster licenses
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No residence restriction shall prohibit any person from obtaining any required license for buying fish or shellfish or for shucking oysters. In dredging or scraping private planting grounds on permission of the Commissioner, the residence restriction shall not apply to the crew, …
Va. Code Ann. § 28.2-501 Application for license to take or catch oysters or clams
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A. Any resident of this Commonwealth who desires to take or catch oysters or clams by any device other than a scrape or dredge shall apply to the Commissioner for a license. B. Any resident desiring to dredge or scrape for oysters shall apply in writing to the officer assigned to…
Va. Code Ann. § 28.2-502 License fees for taking oysters or clams in tidal waters
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Every resident who applies for a license to take or catch oysters and clams shall pay as follows or as subsequently revised by the Commission pursuant to § 28.2-201: 1. For each person taking or catching oysters by hand or with ordinary tongs, $10; 2. For each single-rigged paten…
Va. Code Ann. § 28.2-503 License for taking clams with tongs
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The license for taking clams, by ordinary or patent tongs, shall entitle the holder to take only clams from the public bottoms in the waters of the Commonwealth but not from the public oyster rocks, beds, and shoals or from leased oyster grounds. Such a license does not permit th…